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Job Description
Calculate mapmaking information from field notes, and draw and verify accuracy of topographical maps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3031.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mapping Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Mapping Technicians
- Tax Map Technician
- Stereoplotter Operator
- Photogrammetric Technician
- Photogrammetric Stereo Compiler
- Photogrammetric Compilation Specialist
- Mapping Technician
- Mapping Editor
- Geospatial Analyst
- CAD Technician (Computer Aided Design Technician)
- Aerotriangulation Specialist
- Topographical Drafter
- Topographic Computator
- Technical Illustrations Map Inker
- Survey and Mapping Technician
- Stereo Plotter Operator
- Stereo Map Plotter Operator
- Stereo Compiler
- Plane Tableman
- Mosaicist
- Mapping Supervisor
- Mapping Specialist
- Map Editor
- Map Drafter
- Map Compiler
- Geodetic Computator
- Field Map Technician
- Draftsman
- Drafting Technician
- Cartography/Mapping Technician
- Cartographic Technician
- Cartographic Aide
- Assessment Technician
- Aerial Photograph Interpreter
Tasks for “Cartographic Drafter”
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- Lay out and match aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken and identify any areas missing from photographs.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- Answer questions and provide information to the public or to staff members regarding assessment maps, surveys, boundaries, easements, property ownership, roads, zoning, or similar matters.
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
- Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- Enter Global Positioning System (GPS) data, legal deeds, field notes, or land survey reports into geographic information system (GIS) workstations so that information can be transformed into graphic land descriptions, such as maps or drawings.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Compute and measure scaled distances between reference points to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics.
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- Research and combine existing property information to describe property boundaries in relation to adjacent properties, taking into account parcel splits, combinations, or land boundary adjustments.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plotters
- Digitizers
- Personal computers
- Digital cameras
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Drafting templates
- Drafting compasses
- Triangles
- Notebook computers
- Desktop computers
- Scanners
- Protractors
- Drafting kits
- T-squares
- Tablet computers
- Engineering scales
- Laser printers
- MicroSurveyCAD
- Graphics software
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Visio
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Web browser software
- PCI Geomatics software
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- ESRI Maplex
- ESRI ArcSDE
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Mapping software
- JavaScript
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley MicroStation
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- Database software
- QuarkXpress Passport
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- RockWare ArcMap
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- MapInfo
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Structured query language SQL
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- ESRI ArcEditor
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Trimble TerraSync
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- Hexagon Intergraph
- ESRI MapObjects
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Microsoft Access
- ESRI ArcIMS
- ESRI ArcView